Administering Ambari
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Finding Ambari log files

Default locations for Ambari Server and Agent log files.

Ambari Server writes log files and .pid files on it's host in following, default locations:

Table 1. Ambari Server Log File Locations
Host File Path File Name
[AMBARI_SERVER_FQDN] /var/log/ambari-server/ ambari-server.log
[AMBARI_SERVER_FQDN] /var/run/ambari-server/ ambari-server.pid

Ambari Agents write log files and .pid files on each, respective agent host in following, default locations:

Table 2. Ambari Agent Log File Locations
Host File Path File Name
[AMBARI_AGENT_FQDN] /var/log/ambari-agent/ ambari-agent.log
[AMBARI_AGENT_FQDN] /var/run/ambari-agent/ ambari-agent.pid